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Seventh-seeded Coco Gauff punched her ticket to the Wimbledon semifinals with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula on Tuesday.
Gauff recorded her fourth consecutive three-set win and registered seven aces en path to dispatching her former doubles associate in 1 hour and 48 minutes on the All England Club.
A two-time main champion, Gauff reached the semifinals of the grass-court Grand Slam for the primary time in her profession.
‘Honestly, fairly insane. Considering I hadn’t gained a match on grass in two years earlier than this event. I’m undoubtedly simply actually proud of how I performed in the present day,’ Gauff mentioned in her post-match interview.
‘Jess is an unimaginable opponent and individual, enjoying in opposition to her isn’t simple. I’m simply comfortable to get via this one in the present day.’
Gauff responded from a disastrous first set and overcame two break factors within the opening sport of the second earlier than seizing management of the competition. A extra disciplined type of play decreased her unforced errors, and he or she served out the second set.
Gauff broke Pegula to say a 2-1 lead within the third and regained the benefit at 4-3 earlier than profitable the match.
‘After 7 years of enjoying this event, it is lastly the primary time I can stroll on this Centre Court and I did not really feel nervous,’ mentioned Gauff, 22. ‘I do not know if I’m turning into a vet or … I do not know.’
Gauff will face the winner between No. 10 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic and No. 14 Naomi Osaka of Japan.
–Field Level Media